In 1945, as the horrors of the Second World War finally came to a close, few would have guessed that less than five years later the United States would be locked into something called a Cold War with its former ally, the Soviet Union. But by 1947, that's exactly what happened. Somehow the American viewpoint had changed: now Russia was the enemy.
The Prize recounts the panoramic history of the world’s most important resource: oil. Daniel Yergin’s timeless book chronicles the struggle for wealth and power that has surrounded oil for over a century and continues to fuel global rivalries, shake the world economy, and transform the destiny of men and nations. The Prize proves the unwavering significance of oil throughout the modern era …
Contents: 1. The founders 2. The global struggle 3. War and strategy 4. The hydrocarbon age 5. The battle for world mastery.
Now with an epilogue that speaks directly to the current energy crisis, The Prize recounts the panoramic history of the world’s most important resource—oil. Daniel Yergin’s timeless book chronicles the struggle for wealth and power that has surrounded oil for decades and that continues to fuel global rivalries, shake the world economy, and transform the destiny of men and nations. This up…
The "commanding heights," according to Pulitzer Prize-winner Daniel Yergin and international business advisor Joseph Stanislaw, are those dominant enterprises and industries that form the high economic ground in nations around the globe. In their analysis of the new world economy, The Commanding The Battle Between Government and the Marketplace That Is Remaking the Modern World, they examine "t…